Category Archives: Road Bicycles

Yesterday I had the wonderful experience of running into a couple of my riding buddies about fifteen miles from home at an espresso stand in the beautiful little town of Littlerock Washington. The espresso stand is called Hillbilly Beans and … Continue reading →

When my first child was born I was only twenty-two years old. I had no intention of waiting for him to grow up before I continued with my life. Modify, certainly, but quit riding my bike? I don’t think so. … Continue reading →

Who should be riding a cycle sportive style road bicycle? “Almost everyone,” isn’t a very satisfying answer, so I’ll try to dig into the question a bit for you. There are a wide variety of categories we can put riders … Continue reading →

Not too long ago I was on the phone with Zapata Espinoza, an old friend, who is currently a writer and editor at Road Bike Action magazine. He lives and works in L.A. The first thing he said to me … Continue reading →

It’s no fun to be your own negative example. I had that experience recently and I’m happy to share because it reinforces one of the main thrusts of this blog- that many of us should be riding more appropriate road … Continue reading →

Before we start delving into historical and contemporary examples and minutae such as specific component spec, it is worth making an initial attempt to quantify the defining characteristics of a well designed cycle sportive bicycle. Off the top of my … Continue reading →

I spent this weekend doing tech support for the Seattle-To-Portland double century at the halfway point in Centralia. For those of you not familiar with STP, it is one of the largest organized bike rides in the United States with … Continue reading →